Wacom's Inkling Review and Drawing Comparisons

I've had a little bit of time to test out Wacom's Inkling. Below are some comparative drawings and a full review of what I thought about it. 

I was really excited to get my hands on the Inkling.  I had grand ideas of trying some animation all on one page with the frames separated by layers, but I thought I should try some test drawings.  I put the drawings side by side so that you could see a comparison (click them to see bigger versions).

As you can see, the drawings turned out less than wonderful.  Some lines ended up off register, others just failed to show up at all.  I was worried about having to keep my hands out of the way of the receiver, so I don't think that is what screwed it up.

Wacom states that the Inkling is for rough concepting. The problem is that pen and paper is also good for rough concepting, but you don't have to drop $200 on it. (You can get an ok scanner for $100 right?)

I wish that Wacom would partner up with another company and give us the tools to have our Ipads and other tablets able to operate like a Cintiq.  I would gladly pay more than $200 for that.

Sadly I will not be purchasing the Inkling.  I just don't see the point in it.

Let me know what you think of the Inkling if you've tried it.  Or if you haven't gotten your hands on one, and still have a question I'll try to answer, just leave a comment below.

Check out my other (better) drawings and films, and follow me on twitter!